The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-16

MILAN TENNESSEE
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
The freedom Of the city Of Edinburgh
was conferred upon Andrew Carnegie on
the Sth.
THE expected revolution in Hawaii has
occurred, and King Kalakaua has been
virtually dethroned,
CoNsIDERABLE discomfort exists among
the New Yord Knights of Labor yer the
new constitution of the order.
HARvEY's swindlng operations in the
Treasury Department are said to be some
of the results of defective system Of
supervision
OSCAR ], HARVEY, an official in the
Treasury Department at Washington, has
been detected in a systematic attempt TO
defraud the Government by forgery.
THE magnificent corn prospects in Ne.
braska are seriously threatened in sew
eral sections of the State by chinch bugs
Wheat and oats wero greatly damaged.
S
JUDGE NooNAN, of st. Louis, has knock
ed out the Sunday closing law, and here
after beer and wine may be sold, but the
police win continue the crusade against
spirits.
EGYPTIAN cotton reports show that the
plant is generally strong and in good con-
dition. Water has been abundant except
IN Behera. In Lower Egyptworms infost
the plant
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NJ DE LEssEPs has issued a circular an
noun cling the second issue Of bonds of
the Panama canal to the amount of g0) e
600, 900 francs, though 1OO,OOO,OOO francs is
still in hand
: THE business failures during the seven
days ended the Sth, number for the United
States, 1888; for Canada, Is. Total, 154,
against 1871 last week and 179 for the cor
responding week Of last week.
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In the League base ball championship
series the Detroits are still at the top OF
the list, and Chicago has attained second
place The st. Louis Browns continue to
head Of the Association column.
ALL the signs seem to point to the
speedy disruption of the dog in the
manger policy of Russia toward Bulgaria,
and the chances are that the Muscovite
Syill have TO haul in his horns or fight
PRINCESS VICTORIA, wife Of the German
Grown Prince, presented the commence
ment prizes at Norwood School for the
Blind on the 9Th. United States Minister
Phelps was present and made an ad-
dress.
LORD Lyons, the British am oassador al
Paris, laid the foundation-stone Of the
Victoria chapel in honor of the jubilee o.
the English Queen on the 10th. The
Bishop of Tennessee oficiated at the
services.
REPORTS have been received that ter
rible famine prevails at Skagefjord, Ice
land, and that many peasants and thou
sands of cattle have died from want Of
food. The distress among the people il
increasing.
TIE Japanese Government has decided
TO build three new war vessels, TO cost 81,
O0O,O 900 each. These are in addition to the
seven men-of-war to be built in France
and England, which are to be completed
by the year 1899
AN action has been instituted by the
managers of the American Exhibition il
London to restrain the rlfie-shOotiug don,
by the Wild West combination during tn,
performances, tho compliments alleging
that the shooting IS a nuisance.
THE American testimonial to Mr.. Glad
stone was presented TO him during
garden party at DOLLS Hill On the 9th
Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, of New York, max
ing the presentation. A number of prom
inent Americans were among the guests
THE NoUos Vremyd, of st. Petersburg
says that the election of Prince Ferdi
Uand of Saxe-C )burg to the Bulgaria
throne exhausts Russia's patience. EAU
tria will not succeed" adds the paper
'Russia's action may inconvenience Aus
tria."
JACOB SHARPE's health has been grad
Ually growing worse since he has bee
lodged in Ludlow Street jail to ava
sentence for bribery. On the 9th his il
ness had increased so much that he wa
unable to leave his bed and his friend
have become alarmed.
GOVERNOR LLOYD Of Maryland hs
signed the death warrant Of John Thoma
Ross, colored, convicted Of the murder {
Emily Brown, an old white woman
whose body he sold to the Maryland MeC
ical University Friday, August 20,
appointed for his execution.
THE Chinese denizens of Mott stree
New York, are becoming alarmed by tn
Increased mortality among their rae,
The recent death of Chinaman was II
ninth that had occurred within q for
night. Nearly all of them have bee
caused by quick consumption.